Dr. Wang Xudong

Serving previously as the Director of the Dunhuang Academy, Dr Wang has made major contributions to the preservation of caves, murals, and earthen sites at Dunhuang, the main gateway to the Silk Road. From 1991 onwards, he directed and participated in more than sixty major conservation and research projects and published more than 170 academic papers and six monographs. During his twenty-eight-year tenure at the Academy, he dedicated himself to the promotion of Dunhuang Academy’s heritage and research in the international arena, and the digitisation of the Mogao Caves. His tenure as the Director of the Palace Museum began as the Forbidden City is approaching its 600th anniversary.